Service categories: Information, advice and advocacy, Specialist equipment and adaptations, Support groups, social programs and branches

Service URL: https://www.communicationmatters.org.uk/

Communication Matters is the UK charity for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). We are also the UK chapter of ISAAC (the International Society for AAC).

We support people of all ages who find it hard to communicate because they have little or no clear speech. AAC may be computer-based equipment, apps, communication boards and books using text, symbols, or signing.

Verbal communication can be compromised across all ages and disabilities, for example in cerebral palsy, motor neurone disease or Parkinson’s disease, or in those who have had a brain injury or stroke, or have cognitive impairments, or autism.

Our vision is a world where all individuals have a right to a voice through the provision of communication solutions and ongoing support services.

We exist to support people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in their basic human right to communicate, be included and heard in an equitable society.

We aim to achieve this by:

• increasing awareness about AAC
• improving service standards
• encouraging AAC research
• empowering AAC users

We have an associate membership which includes AAC users, family members and carers, and a range of associated health and education professionals, suppliers, and researchers across the UK.

Specialisms: Generic